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Sensory
Converts light, sound, and touch into nerve signals.
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Oculus
A precision sensory organ that converts focused light into neural signals interpreted as vision.
- Function
- Captures and focuses light
- Location
- Within the bony orbit
- Structures
- 6 labelled
Eye Structures to know
- Cornea · Cornea — Clear focusing surface
- Iris · Iris — Controls light entry
- Optic Nerve · Nervus opticus — Carries visual signals
- Sclera · Sclera — The tough white outer coat
- Lens · Lens — Focuses light onto the retina
- Retina · Retina — Turns light into nerve signals
Study material only — this is not medical advice or a diagnostic tool.
Reviewed 2026-08-18 · Structure names follow Terminologia Anatomica (TA2).